Susan's Pendulum

During certain bits of the church year, we have daily services.  Even though I cook supper and vacuum and go to work on those days, even tho...

Should he divorce her? Or should he go through with the marriage? I heard it again!  Many people think that Joseph was trying to decide w...

Zachariah to Gabriel: "How shall I know this?  For I am an old man, and my wife is well advanced in years." Mary to Gabriel:  ...

In the story of the Emmaus disciples (Luke 24), the disciples are listening to Jesus preach to them all that the Old Testament taught about ...

7 months ... and it is no longer "boy hair"

It's so dry in Texas that the Baptists are starting to baptize by sprinkling, the Methodists are using wet-wipes, the Presbyterians a...

Samson was off to visit his heartthrob.  He killed a lion on the way.  When he returned for his wedding, he found the beehive in the lion...

We fell in love with a salad dressing from the California Pizza Kitchen.  After hunting up a variety of recipe-fakes, the following con...

It's probably bad to have a favorite when both are holy words from God. But I sure do like the Nicene Creed better. 1)  Longer secti...

"Jesus wept." Lora remembers her children in heaven and talks about the comfort of Jesus' tears and the comfort of the resu...

The washer was having its fits.  The water would drain out, but the tub wouldn't spin.  Clothes were too wet.  I researched likely cause...

In Bible class recently, we were discussing how God's word determines the value of things.  God made the light, and He declared it to be...

We are SO good at turning even faith into a work. I've heard definitions.  Good definitions. ~ Faith is the passive receptivity of Go...

"Black Friday"? It's a new-fangled term.  I'd never heard the phrase until my daughter worked at Borders.  I wasn'...

When Pastor recently said something about "learning to trust Jesus," I realized that there are two different ways people could tak...

Update on this year's reading list: finish proofreading New Testament Catechist  [done Feb 11] Light from Heaven (the last Mitford b...

At church, there's a star-chart in the hallway.  Kids' names, listed by grade, with slots for having learned the main Bible stories ...

Three-year-old says: "Q" is for "'kwuh."  Kwuh, kwuh, KWOSED!  (You know.  "Kwosed" -- the opposite of...

Any guesses as to what Matt's doing?  No?  You can't figure it out?  Silly you.  Alia turned him into a Christmas tree.  He's ...

I phoned the Issues Etc Comment Line today.  Jeff asked my name and my comment.  Just before he put me on hold, he asked where I was callin...